The National Works Agency says work has started to clear roadways and drains in several communities in East Central and Southern St James which were severely impacted by recent flood rains. Johns Hall, Hurlock, Lottery, Amity Hall and Seven...
Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Dr Dayton Campbell, says almost 50 per cent of Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) customers in the constituency are still without electricity more than six months after Hurricane Melissa. Citing...
The police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a man who was fatally injured after the airbag in the car he was driving deployed. The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old labourer Mark McCalla of St John’s Road in Spanish Town...
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today heard that the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) owes the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and other government agencies in excess of $40 billion in unpaid taxes and fees. Without...
Business leader and economist Dhiru Tanna has died, a development confirmed Tuesday by Jamaica National Group Chief Executive Officer Earl Jarrett, who said he had been with Tanna in the days leading up to his passing. “We already have...
Motorists are being urged to avoid the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine following a crash early Tuesday morning on Flat Bridge that has left the roadway impassable. According to the police, a trailer truck overturned in the gorge at approximately...
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division have seized more than 100 rounds of ammunition during an operation at a business establishment along Dyke Road in Portmore. Reports from the police are that about 9:00 p.m. on Sunday...
A Westmoreland man has been charged with murder following a stabbing incident that claimed the life of a fellow resident earlier this month. Charged is 31-year-old cabinet maker Shaun Paul Palmer, otherwise called ‘Feather,’ of Poppy Street....
University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell, former CEO Kevin Allen, and ex-board chairman Wayne Chai Chong are to be summoned to a meeting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The committee approved...
The American Friends of Jamaica, Inc (AFJ) will present a total of 69 grants valued at J$145.2 million at its annual Grant Award Ceremony today. The invitation-only ceremony will be hosted by Chargé d’Affaires Scott Renner at the United States...
WESTERN BUREAU: Days after a curfew ended in the Hopewell township in Hanover, the parish’s police returned to the community and engaged residents in an initiative dubbed ‘soca aerobics’, which is aimed at forging a partnership to blunt lawlessness...
Denise Cagley-Jefferson has been appointed executive director of Food For The Poor Jamaica (FFTP Jamaica). She brings more than 20 years’ experience in the international non-profit sector, with a record spanning donor engagement, programme...
A partnership between the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica’s Technology Innovation Centre (TIC), RevUp Caribbean Limited and FirstAngels Caribbean (FAC) is intended to strengthen the country’s innovation ecosystem over the next three years...
Spanish Town–born visual artist Andy Ballentine has been recognised for his contributions to art and community development in Miramar, Florida. Ballentine, an alumnus of Spanish Town High School, was presented with the key to the city, and April 10...
For more than two decades, Shelley Wong has quietly but decisively shaped the teaching of French in Jamaica. Her commitment to rigour in the classroom, openness to innovation and sustained focus on student achievement have now been recognised with...
Small farmers in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, are reporting significant improvements in their livelihoods, as an agricultural initiative helps to strengthen community ties and expand economic opportunities. They credit the Improving Rural...
The familiar hum of academic debate during the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Research Day Expo in March gave way to the sizzle of grills and the whir of blenders, as students set aside textbooks for burners to test their...
WESTERN BUREAU: While most of the public health centres in western Jamaica have been returned to full service since the passage of Hurricane Melissa six months ago, residents of Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, are appealing to the...
A home in a gated community in Jamaica had long been Shereen Mallet’s aspiration. Her dream is one she had since childhood growing up in Kingston’s inner-city. It grew even stronger over the two decades she has spent building her life overseas....
With prices climbing, from groceries to fuel, many households are feeling the strain. Inflation, higher interest rates and general economic uncertainty have made every day budgeting more challenging than ever. Rose Miller, financial education...
Members of the judiciary are being urged to rethink the role of the courts, shifting away from a litigation-heavy culture towards one that privileges mediation and swift, proportionate resolution of disputes. “While we are improving clearance rates...
Dear Miss Powell, I’ve been preparing to apply under Canada’s Express Entry system and just waiting on my credentials report. I’m now hearing that major changes to the Express Entry System that could affect my chances. What’s actually happening...
Good evening Mrs Walker-Huntington, I had applied for a non-immigrant visa in 1991 and 1992 and I was turned down. I have two brothers and a sister living in the USA. I am planning to apply again. If I put them on the application will they have my...
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know what factors contribute to the likelihood of succeeding when applying for bail while in detention. J.C. Dear J.C., Persons are able to apply for immigration bail if the Home Office is holding them on...
The St Ann police have launched an investigation into the gun slaying of a man in the parish on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Oshane Rankin, a 33-year-old, recording company operator, of Hartland Estate, Priory, St Ann....
